Frameline
IMPRESARIO the story of SF’s larger than life filmmaker, campy producer and king of the Castro Theater
The Castro Theatre at 429 Castro Street in San Francisco celebrates its hundred years on June 22. This treasured space for film, music and live performance is also an icon of the LGBTQ community and a city Historic Landmark. It is also the place that has welcomed Marc Huestis and many of his productions for…
Queer Genius award-winning Doc : chronicling five visionary queer artists: is Re-Released
Chet Pancake’s award-winning indie documentary “Queer Genius,” chronicles five visionary queer artists: Eileen Myles (Award-winning American writer and poet), Barbara Hammer (Filmmaker and producer), Jibz Cameron (performance artist and actor), and Black Quantum Futurism (Rasheedah Phillips and Camae Ayewa A.K.A. Moor Mother, literary and artistic creatives) who unapologetically break down barriers in their creative fields…
No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
Vivian Kleiman’s intriguing doc looks at the impact of queer comics in the evolution of the LGBTQ community by examining the lives and work of 5 of its most well-known practitioners. They include Ailson Bechdel whose graphic novel Fun Home was turned into a Tony Award-Winning Musical, and Rupert Kinnard who created the first…
QUEERGURU @ The Movies : FRAMELINE FILM FEST Top Picks
San Francisco’s Frameline Film Festival is the oldest queer film festival in the world (it started in 1976). It is also one of the most progressive Fests with an enviable reputation for its excellent diverse programming. The festival is organized by Frameline, a nonprofit media arts organization whose admirable mission statement is “to change the world…
